Danny Morton, Central Cluster Manager for Southern Company, and Rick Deese, general manager of technical services for Duke Energy, agree about both the biggest hurdles and greatest assets in plant operations and maintenance (O&M), as if they've been molded by the same coach. In a way, they have―that "coach" being the daily routine of power plant operations. The cons Morton chose the delicate balance of profit vs. maintenance as the largest problem he encounters daily. "Just continuing to provide reliable low cost energy with aging equipment, additional environmental controls and limited budgets is the main issue," he told EL&P.
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